ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,031, issued on May 27, was assigned to Shock Therapy Suspension Inc. (Duluth, Ga.).
"Adjustable height pin for a tie rod" was invented by Justin Smith (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel end assembly having upper and lower arms and a tie rod coupled to a wheel carrier at an outer tie rod joint. A pin member is disposed between upper and lower mounting extensions of the wheel carrier or extends from a single mounting extension. The pin member includes a first end, a second end and an expanded ball portion between the first and second end. The expanded ball portion is offset toward one of the first and second ends. The tie ...